Turn Your Lights On! (and Change the World)

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Hiya Gorgeous!

Yesterday morning I began our weekly staff meeting with a prayer for the people affected by the mass shooting in Las Vegas. I prayed for the victims and families and for the first responders and caregivers. I asked for their grief, trauma and devastation to be healed swiftly and that they be made stronger along the fault lines of their heartbreak.

I also prayed for more compassionate, brave leaders to have the courage to run for office in order to shape policies and protect people, animals and our holy planet. And I prayed for us to recognize and support these leaders anyway we can.

Finally, I prayed for each and every one of us to double down on our own commitment to elevating our consciousness. Now more than ever (and ever before that) we’re being challenged to step up and get our spiritual shit together. We’re called to turn our inner lights on and unapologetically shine them all over the world so we can root out violence, oppression, inequality, racism and fear.

Our daily devotion to our light, to elevating our own consciousness, isn’t self-care fluffy or new age lite. It’s essential for our survival. It’s also essential to our legacy as a species. We don’t want to be the ones who f’d it all up throughout space and time. We want to be the ones we’ve been waiting for, the ones who blazed a spiritual trail and left a compassionate roadmap for future generations and incarnations to follow.

So as these natural and man-made disasters continue to strike, feel your feelings, breathe in the suffering and breathe out healing energy for our planet. Allow your heart to break and rebuild stronger. Forget your productivity for a minute and let yourself shuffle around confused and numb in dirty pajamas.

Then, dear lightworker, clean yourself up and step back into the arena, because this world needs each and every one of us to rise up, unite and take action.

Don’t give up. Don’t let your anger or helplessness soak into your tissues and make you sick. And never, ever think that you are powerless. You are a fire hose of power, and the more you own it and take action from that place, the more goodness will be unleashed into the world.

We are currently being led by people who ignore reason, facts, and civility. Some of this is unconscious, but some of it is crass opportunism. Whatever the reason, this mindset impacts every issue they touch, be it climate change, gun violence, racism, sexism, you name it. As you can see, there are so many issues to choose from! Lucky us. (Not)

So again, turn your lights on. Because keeping them off amputates our entire purpose for being here. When we see sentient beings as separate, something to own, manipulate, dominate or destroy, we deny love, embrace fear and slam our inner lights off.

But when we, dear lightworker, commit to elevating our consciousness and making choices from that place, no matter how awkward or scared or lonely it makes us feel sometimes, we magnify the loving energy that drives out all forms of injustice. We literally step into our Godly nature. We do the kind, right, just thing and create a domino effect of positive change that lifts us all.

And here’s the deal, doing the kind, right, just thing is like preventative medicine. It holistically addresses the cause of our illness so we don’t get sick in the first place.

Healthy people create a healthy society. That means ALL of us need to do our spiritual, civic-minded work. Commit to healing your wounds and fiercely loving and protecting others, animals and the planet. And know, in your bones, that you matter. Because the moment you stop believing that is the moment you open the door to all forms of destruction.

Light lovers from all walks of life are desperately needed, folks who believe in themselves and in the innate worth of others. Peacemakers who practice these principles in politics, business, spirituality, education, parenting and all positions of power. Risk-takers who are willing to put their asses on the line for harmony.

Psst… By the way, YOU are one of those leaders I’m talking about here. Just sayin’!

My soul suffers every time I turn on the news, and I bet yours does too. So let’s do something about it. Stay positive and make a move. What rips your heart into action? Start there. And keep your eye on the long game. We’re not going to fix our problems overnight—stamina is required. You’re smart, resourceful and resilient. You’ve got dollars (which means you get to decide where you shop and which corporations get your hard-earned cash), you’ve got a voice and you’ve got votes—use them.

Yes! I just said something similar on my FB page and now I’m seeing this here. I feel called more than ever to really stand in my power and shine my light in hopes the vibration of the planet will shift and things like this will no longer happen. I’d like to think this tragedy will lead to gun reform, but I just think the lobby is too strong. We have to shine our light instead of wait for change!

Ohmygosh – THANK YOU, dear Kris, for these powerful words today! Printing this out and keeping it close. To say that your message is needed (here and everywhere, no doubt) is too much of an understatement… just, well, thank you! All best wishes – and hugs to whomever needs/wants one — Jan

I’m sure I’m not the only one to say, “I really needed this right now”. Thank you, Kris. I’ll keep breathing and spreading light….no matter what. Prayers of gratitude for you. Prayers for healing to Las Vegas and to all who are hurting.

Thank you Kris for your inspiring blog. It has motivated me to to commit more effort to my light work. I found myself writing a prayer for these tragedies inspired by your prayers as sometimes the shock and emotion can be paralyzing. At least I can pray for help constantly immediately. Thank you Kris for all the help you continue to give me and others. Love light peace and truth Angel blessings Denise xxx

Kris,
This is such a wonderful post. I have to thank you for writing it! 🙂
You are absolutely right too. I seem to take in all of the pain in the world when I watch the news and it often just makes me extremely sick. That tends to make my physical pain act up, and well that’s not good at all.
One of the things that help me are smoothies! I learned from you of course and even started making my own recipes. I wanted to put a book together of the smoothies I made because I was so inspired by you. I wanted to shine like you and inspire others as you have me but the hurricanes, etc. have put that on hold for now. I’ve been getting extremely down because of the fact that is so needed in this area, I feel as if I’ve let others down.
I don’t have alot of money; I truly wish that I did. I’d help more if that were possible. I’d donate to causes, etc. as I once did. Today even $1 is a lot to me that is why I have a harder time with many things as they all cost money. On top of the health issues I face, I have to think of money, but I am truly blessed as some have it much worse.
Money, in-between or no money, I can be a light in this world because of people like you letting me know that I am one. Thanks for that!
This post made me feel better, because it made me think. I may need a small break due to what’s been going on etc. but I can still shine later and be the light that this world needs.
Namaste,
Angela

You sure can be the light in the world. And there’s lots of ways to do that in whatever budget we have. Being kind to ourselves and others, to animals and the planet. AND voting for people who align with those values. Those are just 2 ways. Smoothies, sure help too. 😉 Stay strong and healthy. x!

Dear Kris,
I go back some years of following your path to becoming a successful author -back to the beginning or your public life. I remember how openly you have revealed your life events -to teach others and to serve as a role model. Knowing all of that, this blog is a masterpiece of uplifting wisdom and guidance. Thank you so much for this very special tribute to life. Sandy

We all must stand up for love and acceptance. No one is perfect, and we can and need to do our best to support change for harmony – universal harmony.

We have no need to own, manipulate or dominate any other human being, animal or other living thing. Our basic needs are to love and be loved, accept and be accepted, and simply to live a beautiful peaceful life regardless of our circumstances. Difficult, yes. Impossible, absolutely not. Change your thoughts, and your thoughts will change you.

Loving people create a loving world. You’re SO right: It takes stamina, risk-taking, compassion, passion, and honesty. Let’s heal our wounds. It’s not comfortable, which makes it necessary work. So much light to all suffering souls. xo

Loved what you wrote here Kris. You gave my spirit a much needed hug and reminded me that we can’t give up hope. Love your call to loving action and your inspiration to keep shining light. Thank you. So much love to you. xoxo

Kris, your message was spoken from the heart ~ I certainly felt it. In fact, I wept through the whole reading of it.
Well said, my dear.
Never underestimate what can happen when you add together a bazillion healing thoughts and prayers! Right? It will change the world! And the world could really use some help right now ~
My tiny little Grandma ( who was a badass and lived to 94 ) taught me that when things get tough, you take it day by day, put one foot in front of the other, and you’ll get through it! That advise helped me through some pretty rough patches in the past ….. and it will help me get through these crazy times we are living right now ~
~ Sending Peace, Love and Healing Prayers to all who are in need ~

Beautiful, necessary and heart lifting Kris thank you …..I find it so heart warming to imagine this worldwide web of light workers who know that the answer to our planet’ssuffering is compassion and healing and commit each day in their own way to make it happen x

Dear Kris,
Woke up this morning to read your wonder-full words of inspiration again. Thank you…they are heart-felt and comforting to all of us.
I like the saying: Don’t worry about anything….pray about everything.
Please remember to use the power of BLESSING people, animals, Mother Nature, Mother Earth and situations.
Let us all join our Light, hugging Mother Earth and all of us…PEACE, JOY, LOVE and LIGHT!

Thank you Chris, I couldn’t have said it better. This is exactly how I feel. I’ve been sending light, love and healing myself. Not just to those in Vages but also those in Puerto Rico. My heart goes out to them all. Keeping positive vibes and the light is shining here.

Usually I do not comment on any blog, but this message and everything you have in it is right on and needs to be shouted loud!!! Thank you for making it and putting it out here! May this frequency touch many! We are all divine beings and yes, souls ache with everything that has been happening and for this my sister, thank you for sending the message to unite, remain steadfast and strong in our spiritual practice and to make a difference in the choices we make with our dollars! Let’s move towards the light!

Thank you for your uplifting words and for reminding me to never give up on shining my light to the world every day in every way. I’m very thankful that I somehow discovered YOU-and you are a blessing to many:)

This is so very, very powerful and you are right on! I have also felt the same kinds of feelings and emotions – but you have expressed this like no other. Thank you so much, this is just what I needed! Blessings!